Day: February 16, 2021
11 posts
NATO to agree larger Iraq training force as violence rises
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — NATO defense ministers are set to expand the military alliance’s training mission in Iraq once…
Erdogan says Turkey will expand operations against PKK
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday Turkey will expand its cross-border operations against…
Court in Erbil sentences five journalists, activists to jail on security charges
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A court in Erbil on Tuesday sentenced five journalists and activists each to six years…
Kadhimi orders formation of joint committee on Erbil rocket attack
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said on Tuesday that he had ordered the formation of…
Iraqi military’s chief of staff visits Sinjar
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Chief of Staff of the Iraqi military Abdul Amir Yarallah visited Sinjar on Tuesday to…
Kurdish interior ministry says rockets launched on Gwer-Erbil road
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday that the rockets fired toward the Kurdistan…
Coalition confirms 14 rockets fired toward Erbil, killing and wounding 10
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The U.S.-led Coalition forces said on Tuesday that nearly 14 rockets launched toward Erbil city…
Kurdistan president calls on U.N. to take danger of Erbil attack ‘very seriously’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Tuesday called on the U.N. Security Council to take…
International community condemns rocket attack on Erbil
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The international community on Tuesday condemned a rocket attack on Erbil on Monday night, killing…
Oil prices climb as deep freeze shuts U.S. oil wells, curbs refineries
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Oil prices rose on Tuesday as a cold front shut wells and refineries in Texas,…
U.S. ‘outraged’ by Erbil rocket attack, Blinken says
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States is “outraged” by a rocket…